§ Mr. HOFFMANasked the Home Secretary if, in view of recent tendencies to keep shops open later at night, he intends introducing legislation during the present Session of Parliament to protect shop assistants against the increases in their hours of employment involved by these extensions?
§ Mr. CLYNESIf my hon. Friend is referring to the arrangements recently stated in the Press to have been made at certain large establishments in London, they would not appear, from the notices, to have involved any appreciable increase in the hours of employment, and any proposal for legislation on this subject must await the Report of the Select Committee, which, I understand, may be expected shortly.